Hello Bend! When I first started this blog, I wanted it to be a platform where I could compile all the resources I wished I would have had when I moved to Bend! Because of this, the “Local Favorites” list was created and has blossomed into weekly features! Today’s feature is one of our local gyms: Northwest BOD! Fitness is an important part of my life—it helps me stay balanced and centered as a mom, wife, and realtor. Northwest BOD focuses primarily on women-only classes, and for many, the gym has become an incredible place to find support and a sense of community!
Because of COVID, many businesses we know and love have had to pivot majorly and adapt their operations to keep themselves and their clients safe. For gyms, the restrictions have hit business and revenue especially hard. One of the ways Northwest BOD has evolved and risen to the occasion of supporting their members during this time is to offer a vast selection of recorded and virtual workouts. If you don’t feel comfortable participating in one of their small outdoor classes in person at the gym, you can still get an incredible, killer workout with each recorded session. To show our support for this beloved local business during this time, Hello Bend is offering a lucky subscriber a FREE, unlimited month at the gym. Read to the bottom to get all of the details on how to enter!
Blaire Rummel
Owner & visionary of Northwest BOD creates a dynamic, powerful circuit-style program designed around High Intensity Intervals (HIIT) focusing on building strength and cardiovascular health. One thing I love about the programs is that they NEVER repeat themselves! Even though each day is centered around a specific focus, you’ll never find identical workouts!
Monday: Upper Body
Tuesday: Legs
Wednesday: Core
Thursday: Strength & Endurance
Friday: Full Body
Saturday: Booty Day
Yoga is also available virtually and with limited in-person class times.
**Sign up on Schedulicity to get your first class FREE!
| Northwest BOD | Instagram | Facebook |
The Gym
At first glance into the gym located in the Old Mill District, you might not see all the history, love, literal sweat, blood & tears poured into designing a place that changes lives for the better. Blaire, a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, holds advanced certifications as a NASM, FSM-II, and TRX Personal Trainer and started Northwest BOD by training clients in her garage and the local parks in Bend. In November of 2019, she made the leap into her own space in the light and airy space of the Scalehouse building. The equipment is modern and sparkling clean, and her creative programming is accompanied by endless natural light and upbeat music.
Over the course of building the gym into a community, Blaire has added other coaches to the team. Not only is there a wide range of experience and expertise in the coaching staff of Northwest BOD, but they’ve added a “Fitness Beyond the Dumbbells” approach and brought on local Registered Dietician Sara Kuhn to serve as an in-house consultant for all clients needing help with diet and nutrition. You can find Sara’s information on Instagram and her website as well as on Schedulicity!
Adding to the vision of a “Wellness Collaboration”, Bend Aesthetics & Wellness is a medical spa located in the back offices of the gym. For more details on the collab, follow along on Facebook and Instagram!
“With our team of experienced professionals with vast training backgrounds, we strive to make Northwest BOD even more effective for each of our members. We take pride in treating each person who walks in the door with an individualized and passionate approach, and are committed to “filling in the gaps” of traditional fitness training systems that leave so many people injured, disappointed and unmotivated. We want to “see you”, “listen to you”, “help you” and “provide multiple options” to help you conquer your goals!” With this philosophy, you’ll find a wide range of clients at the gym: from new mothers starting their post partum fitness journey, to pro-athletes with injuries trying to recover safely, Northwest BOD is a place where all women can feel welcomed.
GIVEAWAY:
We are giving away one free UNLIMITED month of NW BOD workouts (Includes all virtual and in person classes)!! HOW TO ENTER: Subscribe to the Hello Bend Oregon Blog and leave us a comment telling us what your favorite workout move is!
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